5 Simple Tips to Make Organization Achievable

December 13th, 2011 Decluttering

harmony-balance-peace-rocks-picture

Being organized doesn’t have to be a dream, it can be your reality! I know, I know, you’re a busy mom with a long to-do list and getting organized is just one more task. But home organization projects can be manageable and they can be achieved in small chunks. Yeah for breaking this down and not getting overwhelmed-woot woot!

Incorporate these 5 easy organizing tips in your home so you can get organized:

1) Create a “Catch It” station to make it easy to drop things when you walk in the door and then find them again. Face it, you’re tired and the natural inclination is to drop stuff, usually on the kitchen counter. Instead, create a station by the door where your keys go every single time. This is also a great place to create space for your purse/briefcase, glasses, cell phone and the mail.

2) Keep a bag or box tucked in a closet or under a table for donations at all times. Teach your family to drop items in that they are no longer using or wearing. This will keep items moving out of the house on a regular basis without requiring a major purge.

3) Declutter your home so you don’t have to wade through stuff you don’t use to get to the stuff you do use. Chances are good this will be a longer project, but again, you can break it down and do a little at a time. For more on how to declutter your home without feeling overwhelmed, please read more here.

4) Give all items in your home a place or “home” that is obvious to all who live there, labels never hurt! This will help everyone know where things go, no excuses that they don’t know where to put something!

5) It sounds obvious, but if you get it out, put it away. Get your family in the habit of working together for 5 minutes every evening to put everything back that they got out or were working on earlier in the day. Pitching in to work together will make it go faster and seem easier than one person taking everything on themselves-ahem-Mom.

I would love to hear ways that you stay organized in your home already, please feel free to leave a comment for me!